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Master’s Degree Programme in Low Carbon Civil Engineering: Part-time Studies

Code: YTY2023KS

Degree:
Master of Engineering

Degree title:
Master of Engineering

Credits:
60 ects

Duration:
2 years (60 cr)

Start semester:
Spring 2023

Teaching language:
Finnish

Descriptions

Monimuoto YAMK vähähiilinen rakentaminen.

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 Spring 2023 Autumn 2023 Spring 2024 Autumn 2024 2. / 2023 3. / 2023 1. / 2023 2. / 2024 3. / 2024 1. / 2024
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

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5
YTY2023KS-1001
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

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5 5 5 5
YZZZ0110 Research-based Development 5 5 5 5
YTY2023KS-1002
MANAGEMENT

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0 - 5
YZZZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5
YZZZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
YZZZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

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50
YTY2023KS-1003
VÄHÄHIILINEN RAKENTAMINEN

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20
YT00BL81 Low carbon construction and sustainability assessment method 5 5 5 5
YT00BL82 Building physics and HVAC 5 5 5 5
YT00BL83 Construction contract practices 5 5 5 5
YT00BL84 Building Information Modeling Advanced (BIM) 5 5 5 5
YTY2023KS-1004
MASTER'S THESIS

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30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7 7 7 7
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3 3 3 3
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10 10 10 10
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

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5
YTY2023KS-1005
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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0 - 5
YZZZ0120 Quantitative Research 5
YZZZ0130 Qualitative Research 5
YTY2023KS-1006
CAMPUSONLINE

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0 - 5
YTY2023KS-1007
EDUFUTURA

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0 - 5
YZZA1200
Learning And Competence Development (For Master's Student) 2022-2023

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0 - 17
YZZA1200-1001
Studies in Educational Sciences

(Choose 12)

0 - 12
AJ00BN75 Understanding Learning 6
AJ00BN76 The Future of Education 6
YZZA1200-1002
Developing Pedagogical Skills and Competences

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
AJ00BP46 Video as a Pedagogical Tool 5
AJ00BN77 Developing Competency in Guidance 5
AJ00BN78 Equality and Equity in Teaching and Guidance 5
AE00BO56 Theoretical Foundations of Special Needs Education 5
AJ00BS40 Digital Service Management in Educational Organizations 5
AJ00BT50 Entrepreneurship Education as a Teacher Competence 5
AJ00BP45 Versatile Online Learning Assignments 5
Total 60 10 40 5 10 15 25 5 10 0 15 20 5 5

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Master's Degree: Civil Engineering 2021-2023

Life cycle competence

The student understands the life cycle of a construction project and is able to assess the impact of its different stages on the construction indicators. The student understands the new contract types and understands how to utilise them in the building project in cooperation, risk management, delegation of responsibilities and life cycle management.

Low carbon construction and sustainability assessment method
Construction contract practices
Building Information Modeling Advanced (BIM)
Management competence

The student masters broad and highly specialised concepts, methods and knowledge that correspond to the management competence of their field. The student manages matters, people and networks and develops new strategic approaches. The student participates in and manages activities that affect society based on ethical and ecological values in a digitalising environment.

Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Development competence

The student is able to use different development methods in research and development projects. The student is able to critically assess research data and existing working life practices. The student is able to produce new information that develops working life and renew operating methods by combining competences from different fields.

Research-based Development
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Low-carbon/environmentally friendly construction

The student is aware of the road map for low-carbon construction and understands the legislation that guides the environmental friendliness of construction. The student is able to use the tools and indicators of circular economy and construction.

Low carbon construction and sustainability assessment method
Building physics and HVAC
Not grouped
Formulating Strategy
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Reporting

Master’s degree: The shared competences 2023-2025

Ethics

The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking equality and non-discrimination into account.
- Is able to promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of ethical reflection in their different operating environments.
- Promotes the realisation of the ethical principles and values of their field.
- Makes decisions taking individual, communal and societal perspectives into account.
- Promotes the realisation of diversity and accessibility.
- Implements the principles of responsible conduct of research and promotes their application in their work community.
- Is able to manage societally influential activities based on ethical values.

Research-based Development
Leadership Dynamics
Low carbon construction and sustainability assessment method
Construction contract practices
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Proactive development

The graduating student is able to manage the development of new solutions that anticipate the future and produces new information using different research and development methods.
− Produces new information and reforms operating methods, combining competence in different fields.
- Is able to implement research, development and innovation projects and apply different research and development methods.
- Is able to develop new customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future.
- Is able to analyse the current situation and anticipate the future of their field and changes in the operating environment.

Research-based Development
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Formulating Strategy
Construction contract practices
Building Information Modeling Advanced (BIM)
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to develop and manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to anticipate the impacts and opportunities of global development and phenomena.
- Is able to interact, communicate and develop activities internationally in their own field.

Formulating Strategy
Construction contract practices
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Sustainable development

The graduating student develops and manages sustainable and responsible operating methods in their work and promotes sustainable change in their work community and society.
- Is able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for sustainable solutions.
- Is able to analyse and assess systemic dependencies of complex multidisciplinary problems and the different dimensions of solutions.
- Is able to manage the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in their work communit.

Research-based Development
Managerial Accounting
Formulating Strategy
Low carbon construction and sustainability assessment method
Building physics and HVAC
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Learning to learn

The graduating student promotes their own and their community's continuous learning and competence development, drawing on knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalisation.
- Is able to assess and develop their expertise diversely and in a goal-oriented manner at different stages of their career and life.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess and produce information while taking into account the perspectives of different fields.
- Is able to develop and manage goal-oriented, continuous learning in their community.

Research-based Development
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Operating in a workplace

The graduating student is able to develop and manage their work community and reforms working life.
- Is able to develop and manage multidisciplinary teams and work communities.
- Is able to develop the communication and interaction culture of work communities.
- Is able to develop and manage the comprehensive well-being of a work community.
- Utilises the opportunities of technology and digitalisation in development and management.
- Promotes the resilience of a work community.

Research-based Development
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Low carbon construction and sustainability assessment method
Building physics and HVAC
Construction contract practices
Building Information Modeling Advanced (BIM)
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

(Choose 5)

5
YTY2023KS-1001
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

(Choose all)

5
YZZZ0110 Research-based Development 5
YTY2023KS-1002
MANAGEMENT

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
YZZZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5
YZZZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
YZZZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

50
YTY2023KS-1003
VÄHÄHIILINEN RAKENTAMINEN

(Choose all)

20
YT00BL81 Low carbon construction and sustainability assessment method 5
YT00BL82 Building physics and HVAC 5
YT00BL83 Construction contract practices 5
YT00BL84 Building Information Modeling Advanced (BIM) 5
YTY2023KS-1004
MASTER'S THESIS

(Choose all)

30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose 5)

5
YTY2023KS-1005
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
YZZZ0120 Quantitative Research 5
YZZZ0130 Qualitative Research 5
YTY2023KS-1006
CAMPUSONLINE

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
YTY2023KS-1007
EDUFUTURA

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
YZZA1200
Learning And Competence Development (For Master's Student) 2022-2023
0 - 17
YZZA1200-1001
Studies in Educational Sciences

(Choose 12)

0 - 12
AJ00BN75 Understanding Learning 6
AJ00BN76 The Future of Education 6
YZZA1200-1002
Developing Pedagogical Skills and Competences

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
AJ00BP46 Video as a Pedagogical Tool 5
AJ00BN77 Developing Competency in Guidance 5
AJ00BN78 Equality and Equity in Teaching and Guidance 5
AE00BO56 Theoretical Foundations of Special Needs Education 5
AJ00BS40 Digital Service Management in Educational Organizations 5
AJ00BT50 Entrepreneurship Education as a Teacher Competence 5
AJ00BP45 Versatile Online Learning Assignments 5